Virtual Launch Fall 2020
Presenting the Fall 2020 graduates of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and their respective universities!
Doctorate in Engineering (Ph.D.)
Taofeek K. Akintola, Ph.D.
“Investigation of Lithium Titanate Oxide (Li4Ti5O12) as a high-power, long cycle anode material in Lithium-ion capacitor (LIC)”
Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M University
Faculty Advisor: Zim Zheng, Ph.D.
Mauricio Braun Chagas, Ph.D.
“Thermal Management of Ship Systems - an Integrative Thermodynamic”
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Juan Ordonez, Ph.D.
Jarrod P. Brown, Ph.D.
“Hybrid Lidar and Passive Polarimetric Infrared Imaging”
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Rodney Robert, Ph.D.
Sandro Philippe Martin, Ph.D.
“Modeling and Control of a Solid-State Transformer with Small Passive Components for DC Grid Applications”
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Hui Li, Ph.D.
Lee Mears, Ph.D.
“Three-Dimensional Measurements of a Swept Shock Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction and its Response to Pulsed Microjet Actuation”
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Farrukh Alvi, Ph.D.
Alvi Newaz, Ph.D.
“Graph Search Based Management Of Distributed Energy Resources And Coordinated Voltage Control”
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Omar Faruque, Ph.D.
Dhevathi Rajan Rajagopalan Kannan, Ph.D.
“The Effects of Pulse Charging on Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries”
Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M University
Faculty Advisor: Mark Weatherspoon, Ph.D.
Christian Kankam Wireko, Ph.D.
“Assessment of Modern Geosynthetic Clay Liners as Effective Hydraulic Barrier”
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Tarek Abichou, Ph.D.
Shijian Wu, Ph.D.
“Multi-Phase Flow of Passive and Active Particles in Polymeric Fluids”
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Hadi Mohammadigoushki, Ph.D.
Dingli Xue, Ph.D.
“Fast Algorithms and Efficient Convolution Filters Based on the Discrete Hirschman Transform”
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Linda DeBrunner, Ph.D.
Fernando Zigunov, Ph.D.
“Detailed Flow Field Study of an Upswept Cylinder Wake and Experimental Optimization Using Active Flow Control”
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Faculty Advisor: Farrukh Alvi, Ph.D.
Master of Science (M.S.)
Nour Al Awad
Industrial Engineering, Florida State University
Colten Brickler
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University
Simone R. Burns
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University
Ashley Chase
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Sophia Hawkins
Engineering Management, Florida State University
Richard Jeske
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Charissa E. Lucien
Industrial Engineering, Florida A&M University
Sandro Philippe Martin
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Maria Stephany Mejia
Engineering Management, Florida State University
Colin Michael Ogilvie
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Oluwafemi E. Ojo
Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M University
Boluwatife Samuel Olabiran
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Virginia Elizabeth Phifer
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Nathaniel Stanley
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Pranaya Krishna Terala
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Jason Robert White
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Carlos Alexander Wong
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Brianna Marie Wylie
Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M University
Dingli Xue
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Charles A. Young
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) & Master’s Non-Thesis
Prashanth Reddy Biyyani
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Jonathan John Dina
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Rebekah Nicole Fielder
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Jalaycia O. Hughes
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University
David Perez
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University
Siera J. Sylvester
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University
Junyi Wang
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Liwa Martial Serge Arigbo
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Brandon J. Bolware
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University, Cum Laude
Justin Kyle Bomwell
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Noah James Bower
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Matthew Buckner
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Brian Michael Calandra
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Meghan Chachra
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Brian Coogan
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University, Summa Cum Laude
Sarah Brianne Cook
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Ruben Cortes
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Avery Cruz Dixon
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Taren Sebastian Fleming
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Danica Dinah Forestal
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Scott William Forn, Jr.
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Jayson E. Francois
Computer Engineering, Florida A&M University
Brianna Gann
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Michelle Brijana Grand
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Cum Laude
Shelby Leigh Graziani
Civil/Environmental Engineering, Florida State University, Cum Laude
Kishon Greer
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Nathaniel James Orion Henry
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Conrad David Horn
Computer Engineering, Florida State University, Cum Laude
Mitchell Lev Hudson
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude
Ryan William Irwin
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Caleb Michael Jansen
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Dylan Michael Jones
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Joshua Jones
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Connor Steven Kloby
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Edine Fadel Abdoulaye Landoure
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Oscar Luis Lopez Corces
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University, Summa Cum Laude
Dock Luckie III
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University, Cum Laude
Bryan William Martinelli
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Summa Cum Laude
Brandon Matulonis
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Kirsten Leigh Mazzota
Civil/Environmental Engineering, Florida State University
Joseph McCully
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Kayla N. Miller
Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M University
Nanya Sneferu Morris-El
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Alex D. Ndekeng
Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M University, Cum Laude
Haidyn Grace Owens
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Summa Cum Laude
Tristan Chase Pavlick
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University, Cum Laude
Olivia Marie Perry
Civil/Environmental Engineering, Florida State University
Kevin Pham
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude
Bryce Salter Ponti
Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Joshua Rakestraw
Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University, Magna Cum Laude
Freeman Christian Sanders
Civil Engineering, Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude
Alec Blake Schoengrund
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Donnell Smith
Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M University
John William Steininger Jr.
Chemical Engineering, Florida State University
Jackson Quaid VanHuss
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Tarick Richard Walcott
Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Jordan Leann Judith Waldmann
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, Florida State University
Carlton Wesley Walker
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Nathan Joseph Walser
Electrical Engineering, Florida State University
Jack Allen Walter
Civil Engineering, Florida State University
Chong Zhang
Civil Engineering, Florida State University